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IJA 3076

Financial Information, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are: financial records of the Iraqi Jewish Community with receipts for financial transactions; payment of bills; purchase of materials and services; financial disbursements to the poor.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3076
Item Number
15742
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Multiple Languages
Keywords
Office of Income Tax, Financial, Bills, Stamps, Ledger, Baghdad Light and Power, Thumbprint, Typed, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Ink Stamp, Ottoman Bank, Meir Elias Hospital, Receipts, Letterhead, Income Tax, Jewish Lay Council, President of the Jewish Community, Insurance, Typed: Revenue Stamps, Annotation, Handwritten, Taxes

AI English Translation, Pages 376-400

Archival unit 376

The Accountant
This person is disabled ⟦the tailor⟧ Al-Hakim, so pay
him a rent of 40
⟦signature⟧
12 / 8 / 54
The Secretariat
I have received from me the rent amount for the mentioned house
Should I pay it to him and deduct it from the association's account with you?
⟦signature⟧
12 / 8 / 1954
Disbursement of the Al-Karrar amount with Jana
According to the plan ⟦person⟧ has the house
So the rent is paid to him as an endowment
⟦signature⟧
12 / 8 / 54

Archival unit 377

Fils Dinar /
3/000
Only three dinars and no more.
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only three dinars and no more, and that is
costs for the wages of repairing the door of the widows' slaughterhouse
iron and wood, and for this reason I signed this
receipt
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq
Master Nouri Al-Ka⟦...⟧
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 378

Al-Hilal Press
For printing, binding, and paper ruling
and stationery preparation
Proprietor: Haron M. Shasha
Mutanabbi Street No. 6 / 26
Baghdad
HILAL PRESS
PRINTING BINDING, RULING
& STATIONERY DEALER
PROPRIETOR:
Haron M. Shasha
MUTANABBI STREET
No. 6 / 26
BAGHDAD
To: Administration of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Mr.:
Baghdad on:
Baghdad,:
Date | Particulars | I. Drs. | Fils.
12/1 | Value and printing fees for 1000 payment vouchers | 1 | 500
12/1 | " " " 2000 receipt " | 1 | 750
 | " ⟦4⟧ rubber stamps |  | 800
 | Only four dinars and fifty fils and no more | 4 | 050
 | Amount received in cash |  | 
⟦Committee⟧
The Jewish Community
⟦in Baghdad⟧
Tawfiq
⟦signature⟧
1/14/1954
Total | 4 | 050
Press Management

Archival unit 379

Fils Dinar
1/500
⟦line⟧
One dinar and five hundred fils only
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only a dinar and five hundred fils
for the weekly rent of the Amanah synagogue
ending on 8/1 and 8/8/1952
and for that I signed on 8/11/1952
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Khatoun ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 380

Fils Dinar
1/000
One Dinar only.
I received from the accountant of the community
above only one Dinar and no other, and that is for the wages of
transporting, arranging, and categorizing the furniture and books
located in the cellars belonging to the leadership of
this community, and for that purpose I signed this
receipt 11 / 8 / 1954
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Marzouq

Archival unit 381

Hamid Mahdi Al-Obaidi
Al-Rashid Street No. 271 / Shamash Brothers Building
Telephone No. 84350 Baghdad on 9 / 8 / 1952
To Mr.: Hamza Ahmed
Respectfully:
Fils | Dinar | Details | Quantity | ⟦illegible⟧
290 | 1 | Pipe 3/4 C | Half 5/12 | 65
070 | 0 | Wire | 1 | 70
200 | 0 | Faucet 3/4 | 1 | 200
100 | 0 | Nut | 2 | 50
860 | 1 | One Dinar and eight hundred sixty Fils |  | 
015 | 0 | Porterage |  | 
875 | 1 | Total 11.4/2 |  | 
735 | 0 | Number 20 Return Pipe 3/4 C |  | 65
140 | 1 | One Dinar and one hundred forty Fils |  | 
Accountant
1- Lorry ⟦illegible⟧ Nut ⟦illegible⟧
2- Management notice ⟦illegible⟧ and the will not to spend
from these remaining things
on his account
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧
10/8/52

Archival unit 382

Three Dinars
3000
Five hundred fils only
Received from the account of the Jewish Community
Only five hundred fils and nothing else, and that is for the wages of
repairing the door of the Torah of our Rabbi ⟦and it was time⟧
This work 8/8/1954
⟦thumbprint⟧
Shaul Hayyim Pinhas

Archival unit 383

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
500 500 ⟦line⟧
Five hundred fils only.
I received from the accountant of the Jewish Community
only five hundred fils and no more, as aid for
the week ending on 8 / 8 / 1952, and for that purpose
I have written this receipt ( 8 / 8 / 1952 )
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Hafil Hayyim ⟦...⟧

Archival unit 384

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
500 Five hundred fils only.
I received from the community account the amount
above, only five hundred fils and no other,
as aid for the week ending on 8/8/54
and accordingly it was written on ⟦1954/8/8⟧
Aziza Yaqub
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 385

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
500 Five hundred fils only.
I received from the account of the community the amount
above, only five hundred fils and no more,
and that is for the aid of the week ending on 8/8/56
and for that I signed ( 8/8/56 )
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Ghazala Ali Ibrahim
By the hand of Roza Ibrahim

Archival unit 386

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
500
Only five hundred fils and no more
⟦line⟧
I received from the community accountant the above amount
Only five hundred fils and no more, as an aid for
the week ending on 8/8/1952
and the leave occurred on (8/8/1952)
Isaac Bold

Archival unit 387

Committee of ⟦Majesa⟧ Munshi Saleh
Name | Allocated Amount | Signature
1- Habiba Eliyahu | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
2- Maryam Ezra | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
3- Mikhail Nasi | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
4- Raheel Lawi | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
5- Farha Saleh (paralyzed) | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
6- Moshi Yaqub | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
7- Yusuf Abdullah | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
8- Hayat Israel | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
4/000 Four Dinars only
For the payments of the week ending on 1/8/1952 for the poor of the ⟦Shelter⟧ of Munshi Saleh
⟦signature⟧
Community Accountant

Archival unit 388

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
150 One hundred and fifty only
I received from the account of the community an amount of
three days, the trust of the week ending on 8/8/56
And for that I signed on 8/8/56
Karim Daoud
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 389

Three Dinars
3000
Three thousand fils and no more.
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only three thousand fils and no more, and that is
aid for the week ending on 8/8/1952
And for that I signed on 7/8/52
⟦blue thumbprint⟧
Mansoura Ibrahim

Archival unit 390

Fils Dinar
400 ⟦line⟧
Four hundred fils and no more.
I received from the account of the community the amount
above, only four hundred fils and no more, and that is
the aid for the week ending on 7/8/54
to Salman Shaul Zanki and for him
I signed on 7/8/1954
Farha bint Salman Shamma
on behalf of Salman Shaul Zanki

Archival unit 391

7 / 8 / 54
The Accountant
Pay <del>weekly</del> four hundred fils
to Salman Shaul Zanki starting from the current
week
⟦Salman Shaul⟧
The President
7 / 8 / 54
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 392

Our sustenance —
500 five hundred fils and no more
I received from the accountant of the community ⟦illegible⟧
the above, only five hundred fils and no more, and that is
aid for the week ending on 8 / 8 / 1952
and for that I signed 7 / 8 / 1952
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Anbar Koza

Archival unit 393

Fils Dinar
500
Five hundred fils only.
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only five hundred fils and no more,
and that is for the aid of the week ending on 8/8/54
and for that I signed 8/7/1954
⟦purple thumbprint⟧
Nazeeha Ibrahim

Archival unit 394

Fils Dinar
750
Seven hundred and fifty fils only.
I received from the account of the ⟦...⟧ sect
the above, only seven hundred and fifty fils and no
more, and that is for the aid of the week ending
on 8 / 8 / 1952 and for that purpose I signed
this receipt 2 / 8 / 1952
Badriya ⟦...⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 395

| Dinar | Fils
Car fare to the Telephone Department |  | .200
" " " Electricity |  | .200
" " " Water |  | .200
" " " Aini Bakery |  | .400
" " " ⟦Makhlouf⟧ house required |  | .400
" " " Land Registry Department |  | .200
Gunny bag quantity 1 | 1 | 600
Soap quantity 2 |  | 960
 | 4 | 160
Value of stamps for a letter to Egypt |  | 722
Car fare |  | 400
 | 5 | 282
Only five dinars and two hundred and eighty-two fils
⟦illegible signature⟧
8/7/⟦...⟧
1- Receipt
2- Quasi-invoices ⟦...⟧
Distributed in the class ⟦...⟧
3- Must be signed ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 396

Number 330
Receipt ⟦line⟧ Registered
Addressed to ⟦line⟧
Fils Dinar Value of stamps affixed (if it is a package)
72 ⟦line⟧
* Entry (Letter) bundle or for insured materials
(Package) as the case requires. Insured for an amount of Dinar (in figures) ⟦line⟧
In words ⟦line⟧
Insurance fee ⟦line⟧
Weight in words ⟦line⟧
Receiving Officer
BAGHDAD-S⟦...⟧
7 MAR 52
Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧
Photographic
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 397

Respected
Youssef Homsi ⟦...⟧
Received from the hand of
the bearer of this paper
the amount of ⟦...⟧
7/8/54
⟦line⟧
Cash debt ⟦...⟧
500 five hundred fils and no more
and that is on account of the sect
for an amount through mandate and receipt
this voucher 7/8/54
Ahmed
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 398

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 399

⟦illegible stamp⟧
The Accountant
We have paid for the assistance of
the prisoners the amount of one hundred and eighty fils
The fare was sent via Naji Saleh
This was on the date of 19/7/54
⟦signature⟧
The Secretary
6/8/54
✓

Archival unit 400

I received from the secretary of the accountant of the Israelite Community
Mr. Naeem Mursi, an amount of one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils
and that is for the expenses of the objection, appeal, and stamps in
the lawsuit formed between the head of the community and the teacher Mr. Yusuf
Abdullah, and for this reason I have given this receipt
The Agent
Lawyer Ali Al-Tamimi
⟦stamp with portrait⟧
1952/8/20
The Accountant
To be recorded as an account for
the expenses of the lawsuit of the teacher Yusuf
Absent from the head of the community
The President
⟦signature⟧
52/8/20